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Business & Economy

Students Can Pitch for Up to $10,000 at Annual RvD IDEA Awards

Friday, January 30, 2015, By News Staff

There is no shortage of creative students with innovative, entrepreneurial ideas on the SU campus. Students from all majors on campus have exciting ideas, from creating a nonprofit to improve access to drinking water in West Africa to establishing companies…

Campus & Community

Liddy Selects Karin Ruhlandt Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Friday, January 30, 2015, By News Staff

Ruhlandt, who first joined the Syracuse faculty in 1993, has served as interim dean of the college since July 2014.

Media, Law & Policy

Raising the Bar: College of Law Revises Standards to Improve Student Success

Thursday, January 29, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

A rigorous two-day test of legal knowledge, the bar exam is the final hurdle for those studying law to be admitted as practicing attorneys. To ensure that new graduates taking the bar exam had academic assistance, the College of Law initiated a revised set of academic standards several years ago.

STEM

Grad Student Places Fifth in IBM ‘Master the Mainframe’ Contest

Wednesday, January 28, 2015, By Diane Stirling

A part-time graduate student in the School of Information Studies who admittedly has “no formal computer science background” has placed in the top five finishers in IBM’s coding and technology skills “Master the Mainframe” competition. Steven Hoover, an information management…

Campus & Community

Campus Commuter Challenge Kicks Off

Wednesday, January 28, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University students, faculty and staff who walk, bike, carpool or ride the bus to campus between Feb. 1 and March 6 can compete for prizes in Syracuse University’s Spring 2015 Campus Commuter Challenge via Zimride Syracuse, our car and…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Recognized on President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Syracuse University has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for the 2013-14 academic year, one of only 12 institutions in New York State. The University has been on the Honor Roll with Distinction…

Arts & Culture

Women’s and Gender Studies Chair Vivian May Publishes New Book

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

On the heels of being elected president (2014-2016) of the National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA), Vivian May, associate professor and chair of Women’s and Gender Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences has just published her latest book, “Pursuing…

STEM

Sophomores Gain ‘Reality Consulting’ Views, Experience Via EY Course

Monday, January 26, 2015, By Diane Stirling

Eight sophomore students got the opportunity to try out the rigors of an information technology consulting career during the fall semester through a unique new learning experience developed by Ernst & Young LLP (EY) and the School of Information Studies…

Health & Society

Education Professors, Doctoral Student Recognized by International Center of Syracuse

Monday, January 26, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Two School of Education professors and a doctoral education student were honored with citizenship awards by the International Center of Syracuse (ICS). Associate Professor Alan Foley, who is jointly appointed in the departments of Cultural Foundations of Education and Teaching…

Health & Society

Sport Management Club Raises over $55,000 during Charity Sports Auction

Monday, January 26, 2015, By Michele Barrett

The Sport Management (SPM) Club raised $59,185 for Make-A-Wish of Central New York at its 10th Annual Charity Sports Auction. During the SU men’s basketball game on Dec. 6, Make-A-Wish supporters placed bids on hundreds of items, including sports memorabilia,…